TORRINGTON >> Evan Dobos felt eager to start off a party on Friday night inside his offices on Water Street.The offices of his business, PictureThisWEBCENTER, overlook downtown Torrington and offered a splendid view for guests during a launch party for the city’s marketing website, “It’s Happening Here”.“For me, since I’ve been working so hard on the website, this is my chance to start the marketing phase,” Dobos said. He made sure his family attended as well, as his wife, Robin, and their two young children, Owen and Quinn Morse, helped run the party.The website serves as the focal point of the city’s marketing efforts to emphasize Torrington’s businesses and events through a fully interactive website.The party wasn’t just an opportunity to enjoy the fruits of his labor, however. It also gave Dobos an opportunity to meet the very people he’s building the website for.“The whole website is community driven, so I felt it would be appropriate to invite community members,” Dobos said. “I have been sitting behind a computer this whole time. I would love to see the people who utilize the site.”Dobos said he “kind of invited the whole community.” Many people responded: About 60 people filled his offices on Friday, enjoying food and drink donated by local vendors including Backstage Restaurant, Cork Fine Wine & Spirts, Downtown Cafe, Lily & Vine Floral Design and Minuteman Press.Live music was provided by J Roberts of Performance Hub U.S.A. Roberts actually performed an original song that will serve as the website’s theme called “It’s Happening Here”.Mayor Ryan Bingham, making one of his last public appearances as mayor before he steps down from office on Tuesday, said even after he no longer serves in his elected role, he will continue to support the website. He said Dobos is “phenomenal.”“This is one of those initiatives I really think we need to continue,” Bingham said. “It’s such an interactive website.”Bingham also said he was glad the city could partner with a local business to create the website, which he said has been a great partnership.Julia Sloan was one of the many attendees on Friday. The Torrington native is a local business owner and once operated a shop called Brazen Betties in downtown.“I’m a huge supporter of Evan,” Sloan said. “I think he’s talented. I’m a huge supporter of young entrepreneurs.”The party also put finishing touches on the website, introducing two new website features called “Photos & Videos” and “Latest & Greatest”.“Latest & Greatest” is a blog that will have ongoing posts written by various contributors Dobos has identified throughout town, while “Photos and Videos” is the section that will make people feel like they’ve missed out on something fun, Dobos said. It will feature images and videos of events advertised on the It’s Happening Here website to let people check out what they may have missed.The website launched a feature called “City Explorer,” in August. The feature functions as a interactive map listing points of interests in Torrington that can be updated by members of the public for free.Dobos said the next phase of his marketing efforts will include social media integration and the creation of a mobile version of the “It’s Happening Here” website. He said the mobile version will take about a month to complete.Reach Esteban L. Hernandez 860-489-3121, ext. 328.